The Pine River Journal (Pine River, Minnesota), 1936-03-12

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PINE RIVER JOURNAL
VOLUME! NUMBER XXX THE PINE RIVER JOURNAL, PINE RIVER, CASS COUNTY. MINNESOTA, THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 1936
SUBSCRIPTION $1.00 Per Year
NEWS BRIEFS FROM
AROUND OUR STATE
HUNTERS URGED TO FILE
THEIR    GAME      REPORTS
Hunters are again urged to
send their 1935 game license reports to the division of game
and fish. The license cards are
already addressed to the game
and fish division. All that is
necssary is to make out the report of game taken and stamp
and mail the cards.
"In 1925, the first year the
reports were made mandatory,
there were 131, 590 small game
license issued and the percentage
reporting was 56.2," A. C Hanson, director of the division poin
ted out.
"In 1933, there were 215,729
licenses issued, with a percentage of 23.2 reporting. It has
been noticed that the percentage has decreased each year,
with but one exception. It is
important that we obtain as
many reports as possible as
there is no better was to learn of
the actual game conditions.
FINDS $500   IN   CASH   IN
SNOW;RETURNS TO OWNEK
CHRISTIAN - GEARY
The wedding of Miss Mary Alice Christian and Mr.James Geary, which occured this week,
came as a big surprise to their
many friends and because of the
popularity of the young couple
the news is   of   great   interest.
Miss Christian and Mr. Geary,
accompanied by the brides moth
er, Mrs. B. F. Christian, motored
to Brainerd Saturday afternoon,
and were united in marriage at
•the Methodist parsonage by Rev.
Dripps; the ring ceremony being used.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Geary are
well and favorably known to everyone in Pine River, both having grown up and attended the
school here. Mrs. Geary graduating from the normal training
department a year ago
Mrs. Geary is the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Christian and Mr. Geary is the eldest
son of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Geary, all of Pine River. Mr. Geary
is connected with the Forestry
Department at the CCC camp at
'Cass Lake. Mrs.Geary has been
teaching in the Bark school and
will continue her teaching .duties
until the term is 'finished.
Their host of friends wish the
young couple much success and
happiness in their wedded life.
Sauk Rapids.—In these times
people complain that money is
hard to find, but for Kenneth
Meyer, 10-year old son of Alfred Meyer, it seems to be comparatively easy. Crossing the
street in Sauk Rapids, Kenneth
picked up what he thought was
a roll of 'stage money' in the
snow. Putting the monev in Tits
pocket he proceeded to the Ed-
son grocery store, where Mrs.
Edson examined the roll, found
that it was real money, and reas
oned that it was no doubt lost in
some way by the bank, as people do not often carry around
that much money. She was right. And to say the bank was
glad to get the money back is
putting it mildly. As a reward
for Kenneth, he was taken to a
clothing store and fitted out
with a complete new outfit, including a suit in addition to a
cash reward.
PTA SPONSORS AID
FOR REST ROOM
MAIL   CARRIER   HAS   AN
EXCITING   EXPERIENCE
Alexandria—An exciting mom
ent for a rural mail carrier was
experienced when W. I. Dobbin,
post man on route one at Glen-
wood, found his car stuck between the rails of a track with
trains due any moment. He was
crossing the railroad track when
the tires of his car got caught
between the rails in such a manner that it was impossible for
him to get them released. Help
had to be summoned to get the
car off the tracks, which took
over an hour. The two trains
were flagged to a stop, preventing a smashup, but were delayed
in their schedule while the car
was being removed.
COM. CLUB TO SPONSOR DANCE TUES.
The Pine River Commercial
Club is sponsoring a St Patricks
Day dance to be held at the Pine
River Armory on Tuesday evening, March 17.
A very versatile six piece orchestra has been secured-Berk's
Dance Band- for the occasion.
They feature a blues singer that
will make anyones heart throb
and the club assures us that
the music will be better thanany
we have had here for some time.
It promises to be a very color
ful affair with the armory decor
ated with the Irish colors and
the orchestra playing in uniform. Their ad appears on another page of this issue.
SEVENTH ANNUAL TOURNAMENT OPENS MARCH 12
COW   HAS   TWO   CALVES
THREE   WEEKS   APART
Albert Lea—P. S. Buston, a
farmer east of Hampton, is puz-
■^M bv the behavior of one of
his cattle. The cow gave birth
to healthy bull calf. A couple of
days later Buston weaned the
calf and began milking the cow.
After a few days she was giving
a flow of 50 pounds of milk every day. Three weeks after the
first calf's birth, the cow gave
birth to another, a fine heifer,
both calves are doing nicely, but
Buston can't figure out whether they're twins or not. And
through it all the cow, a Holstein, has continued to give 50
pounds of milk a day.
At the PTA meeting held on
Monday evening the organization voted to use fifteen dollars
towards fixtures for the sick
room that is needed for the students at school. Scarcely a day
passes with out some student becoming ill and the need for a rest
room and first aid kit when the
occasion arises is self evident. A
committee has been appointed to
make the purchases. Other mat
ters were discussed and the meet
ing was turned over to the program committee and conducted
as follows:
The Pine River Trio composed
of Mrs. Fred Moulster. Mrs. Ernest Johnson and Mrs. Fred
Hamlin opened the program by
playing two selections, which
were greatly appreciated. The
Auto Age. a five minute sketch
(riven bv Mr. and Mrs. Lewis
Walton. Mrs. Lon Fields. Mrs.
Ernest Robideau and Harris Zigmund was very funny and enjoyed by everyone. Mrs. Harold
Matson sang two pleasing solos.
Dr. Kaufman who was to have
given a talk was called away
and was unable to return in time
for the program and several
members gave impromptu talks
to fill in the time. Ollie Dahl
was requested to a reading and
responded with 'Kelleys Dream,'
an old timer, which was enjoyed
bv everyone. The Pine River
! Trio closed the program with
another interesting numberafter
which the meeting adjourned.
Shortly after this Dr. Kaufman
arrived and Mrs. Bates called the
audience together and everyone
enjoyed a very comprehensive
and interesting talk on 'childrens
diseases. He also gave a discussion on rheumatic fever which. Is
very prevelent these days.
The seventh annual for the la
dy bridge players opens to-nite
(Thursday) March 12, at the
Lake Region Hotel, where they
will play for the next eightweeks
It is expected that there will be
about eight tables in play each
night. Twenty hands will be
played each night and every team will play with every other
team. At the end of the tournament those holding the lowest
scores will have to give a gay
party for the winners. This
tournament has become an annu
al event in Pine River and the
party at the close of the year is
generally an outstanding event
of the year.
THE PINE RIVER 4H CLUB
HOLDS ANNUAL MEETING
DINNER GIVEN FOR
NEW BUSINESS MEN
The Pine River 4H Club held
their annual meeting at the
school house on Saturday, Mar.
7. The following officers were
elected for the coming year:
Douglas Erickson, pres ;Lorraine
Haugard, vice pres; Mary Riley,
sec, and Faith Cadwell, treas.
After the election of officers
plans were discussed for the one
act play and music contest which
will take place some time before
now and June 1. A committee
was appointed and an outline of
plans are in the making.
DOUGLAS ERICKSON
WINS ESSAY PRIZE
Prize winners in the Creamery essay contest sponsored by
the local Creamery were awarded to Douglas Erickson, first
and Lorraine Hauggard second.
All the essays submitted were
very good and Sec. Fick wishes
to thank all those that   entered.
The essay receiving the first
award will be pubished in this
paper next week and the one receiving second, the week after.
Mr. Fick also state that they
would cooperate in every
possible with the local 4H
leader.
Way
club
The largest gathering of business men held for some time was
held at the Lake Region Hotel on
Tuesday evening, when the Com
mercial club entertained at a 7
clock dinner in honor of the new
business men in Pine River.
Covers were laid for fifty^and
a three course dinner was served
in the usual pleasing manner by
the hotel personnel.
Dr. R. F. Dingle acted as toast
master and opened the evenings
round of speeches by introducing individually all the guests
present. The following guests
were introduced: Maj. Skinner,
Hotel; Oscar Dahl, Banker; Sev
eried, Cashier; Dr. Johnson, V.
E. Gardner, Gamble Store; Mr.
Hoyer, Game Warden; Louis Ar-
vig, Telephone Co; Grant Bergstrom, Publisher; Otto Haack,
School Supt; Rev. Father Crowe,
Rev. Milne, Dr. Meland, Dr.Kaul
man, Jimmy Downs, Engineer;
and Lucille O'Keefe, Beauty Operator, who was unable to attend
Mr. Triggs, pres. of the club
gave a very hearty welcome to
the guests, wishing each and everyone success in their new business venture and pleasant associ
ations in Pine River. Mr. Triggs
asked for, and urged co-operation in the club and hoped that everyone would take an active
part in the club's ventures, calling to mind the fact that inorder
to make our town the best town
we must be united.
Short talks were given by the
following: Dr. Button,,'Prospects
of taking over the armory building.' Jimmy Downs, 'Dam projects and water conservation;'
Ollie Dahl was requested to give
a reading, and responded with a
darkey impersonation of 'The
Possum Hunt;' Oscar Dahl, Reha
bilitation project;' Harve Cromett gave a very interesting talk
on the 'Sportsmans Club;' Post
master Dougherty extended
greetings to the new members,
and Lon Fields pointed out the
fact that the future should be
kept in mind and the past forgot
ten. Pres. Triggs then called the
regular business meeting to order after which the minutes of
the previous meeting were read
and approved. Discussion was
then carried on for a slogan and
'Paul's Fishing Ground" was selected as being most appropriate-
It was also voted to change the
name of the club to the Commercial Club to make it possible for
non business men to join theclub
as well as business men and in
that way create more interest in
the club. Much discussion and
suggestions were made with reference to projects and means of
boosting the town, among them
were, Saturday Drawings and
Dances, Sales Days and Market
Days. A committe will be appoin
ted to consider the best feature
of all suggestions and submit it
to the club at an early meeting.
The meeting was an outstanding success and the comittee in
charge should be congratulated.
GUESTS T TNE UP SKTIS
OUTSIDE OF   THE DOOR
Fosston—Sixteen guests attended a party given in their
honor last week in Fosston. A
unique feature of the partv was
that sixteen pairs of skiis were
lined up outside the door, the
roads being so drifted with snow
that skiis were the only means
of traveling.
SCHOOL NOTES
' Cyclone Sally' a 3 act comedy is the play that will be presented bv the senior class under
the direction of Mr. Jones. The
tentative date for the play is Apr
2. Tryouts are being made at
the present and next week the
class will be placed and announ-
lpst Thursday. Among other de
cisions of importance is that a
commercial course will be added
to the curriculum next year. 65
pupils have signified their wish
to enter such classes.
A one act play 'Cloud Burst' .
tragedy, is being prepared for
the contest fesival which will be
held at Wadena March 26-27, the
loading part is being taken by
Charlotte Stanley, supported by
Gertrude Siefke. Paul Gardner.
Winston Cadwell, Laverne Leef
and Omar Shonkweiler. The
play will be presented as an assembly program in the near future.
TOURNAMENT TO
BE HELD IN PINE R.
The district tournament of Independent basket ball teams will
be held in the Pine RiverArmory
on Friday and Saturday of this
week. There will be ten games
played in the 2 days and a large crowd is expected to be present. The teams playing represent the following towns: Pillager, Boy River, Federal Dam,Re-
mer, Cass Lake, Bena Hackensack, Walker, Backus and Pine
River. On Friday there will be
two sessions of three games each
at 3 P. M. and at 8 P. M.,and on
Saturday there will be twogames
in the afternoon and the finals
and consolation games in the evening. Ben Taylor of the Brainerd High School will be the referee.
F - L CLUB TO GIVE
DANCE AND SOCIAL
FAREWELL PARTY FOR
MRS. GEORGE MOHS FRI.
On Friday of last week Mrs.
George Mohs was entertained at
the home of Mrs. W. E. Rohr.
The afternoon was spent in Play
ing bridge and whist after which
a delicious supper was served.
There were about 25 guests present at the farewell party.Mrs.W
G. Stewart, in an appropriate
way, presented Mrs. Mohs with a
give from her friends.
Mrs. Mohs will be greatly mis
sed by her many friends and in
her cheerful helpful way in her
church work, ladies aid work and
the Catholic choir.
LAST MEETING OF BRIDGE
CLUB HELD AT THE HOME
OF MRS. CHAS. SIEBEL
Mrs. Charles Siebel was hostess to the Ladies Bridge Club
on Wednesday evening, when
the ladies gathered to play their
last game for this season. At
the close of the usual twenty
hands it was decided that 'lady
luck' had smiled on Miss Martha
Datzman, who held the highest
score. Mrs. Frank Anderson received second high. Delicious
refreshments were served by the
hostess and the ladies departed
for their homes at a late hour
taking with them pleasant memories of the' twelve sessions the
past year.
VARIETY SHOW TO BE
HELD MARCH 20
|    Frank Shepard was a business
I visitor at Staples last Friday.
The local Farmer Labor Unit
are sponsoring a dance and pie
social to be held at the Oddfellows Hall Saturday evening,
March 14.
Good music has been secured
for the dance and there will be
plenty to eat afterwards so if
you want a good time, Be There.
Their ad appears on another
page of this issue.
Colorful and entertaining will
be the entire show that is offered for your pleasure at the Marlow Theatre on Fridav evening
March 20. Through the courtesy of Mr. Rohr, manager of the
Theatre, and under the sponsorship of the Rebekah lodge, Pine
River and community will have
an opportunity to enjoy a full
evening of high class vaudeville
entertainment.
Following is a resume of the
various acts that are in store for
you. Each act will be announced
'ala Braodway,' with Marietta in
charge:
1. The Beautiful Spanish "La
Rojita" in gorgeous costume opens the Variety Show with dancing 'La Marianas.'
2. 'The Carolina Crooners' a
company of six that will win you
with their first dreamy song.
3. 'A Harlem Specialty' by the
colored gentleman with the long
name 'George Abraham Jefferson Dupont Jones' will do some
fancy stuff with a drum and
sticks.
4. And "Little Oscar," a one
act comedy with a cast of four
swell troupers, snappy lines snap
ped1 out with delicate sarcasm
by two fond papas and pretty
words poured out by two adoring
mamas.
5. 'The Pickaninny Tappers.
Right from a plantation in Missi
ssippi comes 'Sugar and Honey'-
a youthful pair with hot feet.
6. 'Top Hat Tim' a singing and
talking solo act.
7. Musical Act- Swedish songs
in native costume -and accordian
and violin playing.
8. 'The Crystal Gazer' -a come
dy sketch by a favorite team of
Pine River some twelve years
ago- 'The Cherry Sisters' might
be a good name for them. They
will bring back memories of other days to the old timers.
EIGHT Big Acts- every one
a winner- don't make any dates
for March 20, because we want
the theatre packed- the first vari
ety show this season. The ad1-
mission will be 15c and 25c- bene
fit -Rebekah lodge.
NOTICE
All Cass County State Aid and
County Aid Roads will be temporarily closed to all loads over-
two and one-half tons gross or
over during the spring breakup. All persons who contemplate any heavy hauling during the
next few weeks should have the
hauling done at once.
By Order of the Cass County
Board of Commissioners
F - L CLUB MET IN
CONVENTION SAT.
Will Go Uninstrticted   to   State
Convention to be Held in St
Paul March 27 - 28
The Cass County Farmer Labor Association met in convention at Pine River, March 7. and
named five delegates to attend
the State Convention to be held
at St Paul, March 27 and 28.
Those selected to representthe
county are Harry Paddock, A. A.
Pajumpa, E. P. Bacon, Ed Trom-
bley and Ruppert Hawkins. They
will attend the state convention
uninstructed as to who should be
endorsed for governor in the
next campaign.
The alternates selected were
Mr« Edward Trombley, Mable!
Siltman, John Royal, Lester
Gardner and Irvin Williams.
The following resolutions were
adopted unanimously:
Owing to the prevailing conditions under the control of both
old parties and with the demand
of the younger generation. Be
it resolved: That we give deep
consideration to the present
need of a new national party.
Be it Resolved: That the safety and harmony of the party depend on the endorsement of candidate at the the primary, rather
than to revert back to the dangerous conditions of the convention plan.
Be it resolved: that the party
use its best effort to further the
cooperative movements and production for use.
Be it resolved: That this convention extend to.Governor Olson our deepest heartfelt sympathy in his past illness and assure him of our strongest support in his coming campaign.
Be it resolved: That this convention send their delegates to
the state convention uninstructed as to support of candidates.
_ Senator McLeod of Grand Rapids, gave a very instructive
talk at the convention meeting,
answering many questions asked in relation to the laws passed
at the sessions this winter, the
Senator also cleared up many
points that seemed very vague
to the aveiage layman concerning the Old Age Pension Bill.
JURY TRIAL CASE HELD
ON MONDAY   MORNING
ANY   PUBLIC    OFFICE A
BAN   TO   WPA   POSITION
Persons who either hold or
seek elective offices, however
minor, cannot be carried on the
administrative payrolls of WPA.
This regulation was announced
this morning on authority of
Harry L. Hopkins, national administrator. 'Persons who are
candidates for, or who hold elective office, cannot be carried on
the administrative staffs of the
Works Progress Administration.
This ruling applies to non relief
A jury trial which created1 con
siderable interest was held in
the office of Justice Bremkin on
Monday morning. The case developed from a faulty chimney in
the house owned by Mr. Zanke.
The chimney was condemned
and ordered not to be used because of the fire hazard and the
large umber of people living in
the same building and also dang
er to near by buildings.
After the order was given by
Fire Chief Rounds, to cease having fire,smoke was noticed coming from the chimney and Mr.
Zanke was brot to trial. A\ jury
of ^six was called and heard the
case. Several witnesses were
called to testify after which the
jury returned a verdict of guilty
and the justice sentenced the de-
fendent to five dollars and costs
or fifteen days in jail.
supervisory personnel on   work
projects as well as to sta
te, district and field administrative staffs,' the regulation says.
The effect of this regulation,
according to Brainerd WPA authorities, will be to prevent employment or terminate present
employment of those on the administrative staffs and those
working in supervisory capacities on work projects even
though they may hold or seek
such minor jobs as members of
township and school district
boards.
The Laughing Eight Club was
entertained at the Frank Shepard home Tuesday evening, with
Miss Blanch Shepard and Miss
Gertrude Siefke   as   hostesses.